DFWHC/Accenture Jan. 25 webinar now available online

02/01/2018

The DFW Hospital Council webinar “Digital Health Technology Trends” held in coordination with Accenture on January 25 is now available online. More than 150 attendees dialed up the event, with Dr. Kaveh Safavi, a senior managing director and head of global health practice at Accenture, serving as speaker. Dr. Safavi’s presentation covered artificial intelligence in healthcare, ecosystem power plays, the … Read More

North Dallas Chamber health care event attracts 200-plus

01/26/2018

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Health Care Conference this morning for 200-plus attendees at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Highlighting the event was the panel discussion “Health Care Innovation” with Den Bishop, president/shareholder of Holmes Murphy; Dr. Christopher Crow, president of Catalyst Health Network; and Dr. Dan McCoy, president of Blue Cross and … Read More

DFWHC/Accenture webinar attracts more than 150 attendees

01/25/2018

More than 150 attendees participated in today’s DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) webinar “Digital Health Technology Trends” hosted in coordination with Accenture. Dr. Kaveh Safavi, a senior managing director and head of global health practice at Accenture, served as speaker of the complimentary educational session. Dr. Safavi’s presentation covered artificial intelligence in healthcare, ecosystem power plays, the workforce marketplace, new designs … Read More

DFWHC’s Love to participate in Feb. 1 State of Reform event

01/24/2018

Discussing “A Vision for a Post-ACA Texas Health System,” DFW Hospital Council President/CEO W. Stephen Love will speak at the State of Reform’s Second Annual Texas Health Policy Conference on February 1 at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center in Austin, Texas. Love will be speaking with Dr. Chris Larson, owner and physician at Euphora Health; and Dr. Deane Waldman, … Read More

Political policy should not be public health policy

01/11/2018

Blog by W. Stephen Love, President/CEO of the DFW Hospital Council Lawmakers’ promises they’ll soon renew the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) are of little comfort to millions of children in the U.S. It is January 11, 2018, and nine million children are still in limbo because Congress will not reauthorize the health Insurance program. The wait has been an … Read More

North Dallas Chamber health care event set for Jan. 26

01/08/2018

The North Dallas Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Health Care Conference on Friday, January 26 from 8:00-10:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. Highlighting the event will be the panel discussion “Health Care Innovation” with Den Bishop, president/shareholder of Holmes Murphy; Dr. Christopher Crow, president of Catalyst Health Network; and Dr. Dan McCoy, president … Read More

A letter from ELEVATE340B to hospital members

09/20/2017

Below is a letter from Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council partner ELEVATE340B to Hospital Members. Dear DFWHC Member, ELEVATE340B partnered with the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council earlier this summer and as a result of that partnership, we’d like to formally introduce our firm and our service. ELEVATE340B was founded with pharmacists and 340B coordinators in mind. Over the course of hundreds … Read More

UTD to host Oct. 4 seminar on rising costs of healthcare

09/07/2017

The University of Texas Dallas will host the seminar “How Employers are Responding to the Rising Costs of Healthcare” on Wednesday, October 4 from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the UT Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management Davidson Auditorium in Richardson. Guest panelists will include Mark Haerr, administrative vice president of operations and compliance at Dallas Area Rapid Transit … Read More

340B Drug Pricing Program – what is it?

08/15/2017

The DFW Hospital Council is posting blogs submitted by our Associate Members. The following was provided by ELEVATE340B. For guidelines, please contact Chris Wilson at chrisw@dfwhc.org. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was established in the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992. It provides discounted prices on covered outpatient drugs to eligible covered entities. The intention of the program is to … Read More

Speaker announced for Aug. 16 DFWHC/Hall Render event

08/03/2017

Robin Sheridan, an attorney with Hall Render whose area of expertise is human resources and employment litigation, was announced today as the speaker of the August 16 educational event “Bullying and Workplace Harassment plus Discipline and Discharge” from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children. The complimentary session is the second of four events DFWHC … Read More